Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil War's longest and among its most complex. Full of fresh insights drawn from military, political, and social history, A Campaign of Giants is destined to be the definitive account of the campaign.
After months of relentless conflict, the Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee holed up in the Virginia city of Petersburg as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's vastly superior forces lurked nearby. This tells the story of the Petersburg campaign from the perspectives of the two army groups. It does more than just recount the military tactics, it also connects the reader with how the war affected society and spotlights the soldiers ...
